Superman

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Wu Chen drew Clark Kent as a roleplay character and recognized him as the version of Superman from Man of Steel. Wu Chen initially played Superman himself, then assigned the role to a Wood Clone so he could pursue other work 335 336 355.

The Superman persona’s stated history is that he was born on Krypton and grew up on Earth, with Las Vegas as his hometown. His father infused the Codex of Life into his body as a child, although Superman did not know it was there until Zod scanned him 410 423 484.

Appearance

Superman has a handsome face and wears a close-fitting superhero suit 341 342.

• Blue-gray, muscle-hugging suit and red cape 341
• Golden “S” on his chest 399

Personality

Superman presents himself as kind, upright and protective of humanity. He willingly faces danger intended for him rather than let others bear it, and he continues helping people even when a rescue offers no additional roleplay progress 351 354 405.

Wu Chen deliberately shapes this persona around protecting Earth. Superman identifies with both Krypton and Earth but prefers Earth, and he refuses to give up his life so Zod can extract the Codex 341 423 425.

Abilities & Skills

Steel Body

Steel Body encompasses Superman’s physical and sensory powers, including strength, durability, flight, speed, heat vision and freeze breath 375.

• Strength and durability: He tears an alloy bank-vault door off, holds exploding grenades unharmed and lifts an entire port base 348 404.
• Flight and speed: He flies at supersonic speed and can survive in space 336 424.
• Super vision and hearing: At his debut, his senses cover New York City, allowing him to locate people in danger. He also uses vision to detect abnormal heat inside Extremis-enhanced enemies 342 401.
• Heat vision: He destroys weapons, breaks Kryptonian faceplates and overheats an Extremis-enhanced attacker 348 399 412.
• Freeze breath: His breath can create ice and freeze objects 336.

Infinite Evolution (Sun)

Superman grows stronger under a yellow sun. Battle pressure can accelerate this evolution, turning his potential into immediate gains in strength and other Steel Body abilities 336 414 415 424.

• He evolved while fighting two Kryptonians and again while surrounded by eight 415 419.
• After absorbing solar radiation in space during his fight with Zod, his strength more than doubled 424.

Codex of Life

The Codex is fused with Superman and contains a record of Kryptonian genes. It also gives his Steel Body numerous potential paths of evolution 375 409 410.

• Extracting it would cause Superman’s genes to collapse and kill him 423.

Limitations

• Combat technique: Superman initially relies on overwhelming physical power rather than fighting skill, leaving him vulnerable to trained Kryptonian warriors 410 412.
• Magic: Wu Chen considers low resistance to magic one of Superman’s major weaknesses 375.
• Kryptonite: Wu Chen notes that Kryptonite would leave Superman like an ordinary person, but believes it does not exist in the Marvel Universe 336.

Relationships

• Wu Chen — Drew and initially portrayed Superman; later used Wood Clones to play the role and staged the Kryptonian confrontation to develop it 335 355 395 415.
• Phil Coulson — Initially cautious, Coulson came to regard Superman as a good person and offered him friendship. He also gave Superman a phone to keep in touch 351 352 353 355.
• Tony Stark — Superman protected Tony and Pepper from Killian’s attackers. Tony came to regard him as a partner and helped during the Kryptonian battle 398 416 418.
• General Zod — Sought the Codex of Life to restore Krypton and attacked Superman after learning that extracting it would kill him 409 423.
• Fiona / Faora — A Kryptonian warrior who initially overwhelmed Superman through superior combat skills; he later defeated her and seven other Kryptonians 412 419.
• Thor — Came to Superman’s aid against the Kryptonians and later spoke with him about his friendship with Konoha 417 418 484.

Story Role and Major Arcs

New York debut

Superman first appeared publicly in downtown New York, stopping a runaway truck before it hit a pregnant woman. He went on to rescue a bank executive from armed robbers and publicly gave his name as Clark Kent 342 348 349.

Killian’s attack

Superman intercepted missiles and gunfire aimed at Tony, Pepper and Dr. Maya. After defeating Killian, he carried the severed port base out to sea and sank it 398 404.

Kryptonian confrontation

Wu Chen staged the arrival of Zod and other Kryptonians using Wood Clones. Superman faced the aliens to protect Earth, evolved during the ensuing battles and defeated eight Kryptonians before confronting Zod. After defeating Zod, he offered to release him if the Kryptonians promised not to trouble him again 395 407 419 424 425.

Xandar mission

Wu Chen later created a Wood Clone to play Clark Kent as part of a team with Madara Uchiha, Gaara and Otsutsuki Toneri. On Xandar, Superman helped Madara and Gaara escape law-enforcement ships while Madara retrieved the Power Stone 482 501.

Notable Quotes

“I like humans, and I’ve always considered myself human. So I’m going to protect humanity and protect Earth!!” 418

“I was born on Krypton and grew up on Earth. I’m a child of both Krypton and Earth. But personally, I prefer Earth.” 425